Read John 17:13-23. Mark words referring to Jesus (I, My, Me,. Myself, Us, We) with a cross. Mark references to God (You, Your, Father,. Us, We) with a triangle.
LIGHTNING STUDY
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LIGHTNING STUDY Jesus’ Prayer After the Last Supper and before the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus prayed to the Father on behalf of His disciples. Is what He asked then applicable for His followers today?
Directions
John 17:13-23
1. Read John 17:13-23. Mark words referring to Jesus (I, My, Me, Myself, Us, We) with a cross. Mark references to God (You, Your, Father, Us, We) with a triangle. Then answer question 1.
13 “But now I come to You; and these things I speak in the world so that they may have My joy made full in themselves.
2. Read the passage again. Underline they, themselves, them, their, these, those. These pronouns refer to Jesus’ disciples. Then answer questions 2-3. 3. Now read again. Circle all references to the world. Answer question 4.
14 “I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. 15 “I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the evil one. 16 “They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. 17 “Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth. 18 “As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world. 19 “For their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they themselves also may be sanctified in truth. 20 “I do not ask on behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their word; 21 that they may all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me. 22 “The glory which You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one, just as We are one; 23 I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me, and loved them, even as You have loved Me.
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LIGHTNING STUDY
Jesus’ Prayer Questions 1. Look at each place you’ve marked. What do you learn about God and Jesus?
2 What did Jesus ask God to do for His disciples?
3. Why does He want this?
4. What does Jesus want the world to know?
Apply What does Jesus want for us, His disciples, and why?
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